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In the Greek-speaking church, John Chrysostom wrote that the verse prohibits women from teaching the public or making public speeches. [8] 1 Timothy 2:12 was used in court against Anne Hutchinson. The verse was widely used to oppose all education for women, and all teaching by women, during the Renaissance and early modern period in Europe.
The word for "bag" (KJV: "scrip") is "tarmil" in Hebrew, as found in one Jewish commentary, [1] to call "a large leather bag", in which shepherds and travelers carried their food, and other things, hanging it around their necks. [2] The disciples were told to carry neither money with them, nor any provisions for their journey. [2]
One suggestion is that a related metaphor is found in Proverbs 11:22: "Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion." [1]: 451 Alternatively the word pearls can be seen as a reference to the food prepared on holy days, which would never have been given to swine. Alternatively the metaphor may be a reference to the ...
And whosoever shall give to drink to one of the least of these a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward." [ 3 ] Saint Remigius : " The least of these, that is, not a prophet, or a righteous man, but one of these least."
Framed as a Bible study about health and fitness. [2] Books, in-person meetings, household products, online groups The Daniel Plan by Rick Warren, Daniel Amen, and Mark Hyman: 40-day plan based on the story of Daniel eating vegetables and water instead of meat and wine. Books, videos, in-person meetings, online group
Hendriksen counters that God provided for them by creating a world filled with food, and giving the birds the instincts to collect it. The verse could also be read as a call for self-sufficiency or for a return to a hunter gatherer lifestyle, something advocated by the philosopher Seneca. Other verses make fairly clear this is not what is meant ...
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The Bible does not say whether she had encountered Jesus in person prior to this. Neither does the Bible disclose the nature of her sin. Women of the time had few options to support themselves financially; thus, her sin may have been prostitution. Had she been an adulteress, she would have been stoned.